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33 Cards in this Set
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veracity
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truth or accuracy; the quality of being truthful or honest
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abnegation
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act or instance of denying oneself some rights, conveniences, etc.
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aegis
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protection; support
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obsequious
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servilely compliant or deferential; obedient/dutiful
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prophylactic
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defending or protecting from disease; preventive/protective
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exigencies
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a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
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numinous
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of, pertaining to, or like a numen, spiritual or supernatural; surpassing comprehension or understanding; mysterious
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teleological
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of, or pertaining to teleology, the philosophical doctrine that final causes, design, and purpose exist in nature
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acquiescence
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the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance (usually followed by to or in)
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tacit
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understood without being openly expressed; implied
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vicissitudes
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successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or furtune; ups and downs
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admonish
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to caution, advise, or counsel against something
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panopticon
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a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like so arranged that all the parts of the interior are visible from a single point
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acumen
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keen insight; shrewdness (eg remarkable acumen in business matters)
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incredulous
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indicating or showing disbelief
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furrowed
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a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow; a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface
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insidious
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intended to trap or beguile; stealthily treacherous or deceitful
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beguile
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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead, delude; to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followed by 'of' eg beguiled of money); to charm or divert
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nary
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not any; no; never a (eg it might require that nary a discouraging word is uttered)
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anathema
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a person or thing detested or loathed (eg that subject is an anathema to him)
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puerile
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childishly foolish; immature or trivial
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stealth
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secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure
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precarious
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dependent upon situations that are beyond ones control; uncertain; unstable; insecure (eg precarious livelihood)
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blight
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any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration.
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precipice
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a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, hanging face
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disparate
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distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar (eg disparate ideas)
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ire
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intense anger; wrath
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embroiled
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to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife
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occlude
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to shut in, out, or off
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bifurcation
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to divide or fork into 2 branches
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obfuscation
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to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; to make obscure or unclear
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anhedonia
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lack of pleasure or of the capacity to experience it
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